I have absolutely nothing but praise for the pattern, the pattern making, the instructions, the download, the printing. Every aspect of our experience as downloading seamstresses has been thought about and it felt great (some big pattern companies should take that as an example!). So much work went into this, you can feel it.

I did run into some sewing snags but they were all my fault. One of them was brought about by the fact I wanted long sleeves, the other one by the fact that I chose a ponte knit and the final one because I decided to fit as I go because I didn't have any jersey to muslin it.

I serged everything (including the darts) but the collar and facing and in doing so, I came up with a different way of attaching the side piece. In the instructions, your are told to stop sewing at the circle then clip as if you were sewing a gusset but since that seam will be sewn with the dart, I found it easier to clip first, sew the side panel to the front and then sew the back seam like a big huge French dart. On a woven, I would stay the dart before snipping.
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Les panneaux de côté :
J'ai tout surjeté (même les pinces) sauf le col et la parementure et ce faisant, j'ai trouvé une manière différente d'attacher les côtés. Dans les instructions, on vous demande d'arrêter de coudre au cercle en haut puis de couper, un peu comme un gousset mais comme la couture est prise dans la pince, j'ai trouvé plus facile de couper en premier de coudre jusqu'en haut puis de coudre l'arrière comme une découpe princesse. Sur un tissu tissé, je bâtirais la pince avant de couper.

The result is a very neat casual dress with a Star Trek TNG medical crew flavor. When my sister wears it out in Montreal, she'll probably get a few comment. Here not so much, there are very few Trekkies.
If lucky, someone will think I tried to knock off a Stella McCartney.
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Le résultat est une jolie robe de tous les jours avec un petit relent de l'équipe médicale de Star Trek TNG. Quand ma soeur va la porter à Montréal, on va sans doute faire quelques commentaires, mais pas ici, il y a très peu de Trekkies.
Si j'ai de la chance, quelqu'un pensera que j'ai essayé de copier Stella McCartney.

I LOVE the dresses! I like how you altered the pattern for making a long sleeve with the dart at the shoulder. They both look so wonderful! You have a lucky sister - it's so nice of you to sew one for her as well as yourself! I'm flattered you were inspired by mine!

I've discovered that most people only think Trek when I wear my combadge with my dress - it's really all about the accessories. I wore mine to church this morning, and a silver-haired man told me I was "high-fashion", hehe.

Definitely has an early 80's vibe. I used to love to wear dresses like that to work. My step-daughter is bugging me to make her a Claire McCardell, so I may be sewing for two myself (we are completely different sizes, though).